1813 Georgia gubernatorial election

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1813 Georgia gubernatorial election
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
  1811 5 November 1813 1815  
  GovernorPeterEarly (1).jpg John Clark.jpg
Nominee Peter Early John Clark
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote6648
Percentage55.93%40.68%

Governor before election

David Brydie Mitchell
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Peter Early
Democratic-Republican

The 1813 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1813 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's at-large congressional district Peter Early defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark in a Georgia General Assembly vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 5 November 1813, Democratic-Republican candidate Peter Early won the election against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Clark. Early was sworn in as the 28th Governor of Georgia on 5 November 1813. [2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1813 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Peter Early 66 55.93
Democratic-Republican John Clark 4840.68
Nicholas Long43.39
Total votes118 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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